-Vintage Canuck- Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 He’s one of the many free agents looking for work, would the Canucks be interested in him?: Big defenseman Hal Gill rolled out his vision to Globe & Mail – help Seth Jones adjust to the NHL game – but the Nashville Predators didn’t share his vision. So, instead, he finds himself in a holding pattern like many other free agents. At 38, there’s the legitimate threat of being forced into retirement, but that’s not something Gill is ready for. “I want to play,” Gill said. “I’m here and I’m still have the desire, ultimately, to win but to just play and to be a part of it.” While his size is obvious, the downside is his lack of mobility. Gill admits it’s a skill game and a fast game, yet he also notes that hockey is a “thinking man’s game” and that he’s becoming more intelligent as time goes on. On the bright side, teams still have more than a month to decide that they need to add his hockey IQ to the mix. http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2013/08/20/hal-gill-isnt-ready-to-retire/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Bob Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Here's a picture I took of Rick Rypien punching him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Rypien was awesome at taking down big non-fighters. Gill may have slowed too much to be a regular now. Injured more often too. Bargain bin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Here's a picture I took of Rick Rypien punching him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aladeen Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Here's a picture I took of Rick Rypien punching him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 I have always liked and respected Gill but his lack of speed and mobility have really been exposed the last two seasons and I just can't see any team taking more than a flyer on him this season. He's got his cup though, which is something none of us can say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Swansons Moustache Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 It wouldn't surprise me to see more than usually PTOs for camps this year. There's still a lot of quality players left unsigned. It wouldn't hurt to invite Gill to camp. I wonder who MG is going bring out of the woodwork this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drouin Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Gill-Tanev pairing if we sign both wouldn't be bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergei Bobrovsky Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 A stay @ home defense man like Gill could thrive under Torts. If Torts uses him at just that he can be a good boost on our back end as his speed is just terrible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabatoge95 Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 I have always liked and respected Gill but his lack of speed and mobility have really been exposed the last two seasons and I just can't see any team taking more than a flyer on him this season. He's got his cup though, which is something none of us can say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergei Bobrovsky Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Who did he win a cup with? I think the Canucks should sign him if we could get him for 800k or less. His leadership and veteran presence could be pretty big for us. He could be good as a 7th D-Man or on a pair with Edler or Tanev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onesmallleap Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 for the right price , he'd be a good mentor type to play with corrado ....proven playoff player even with his lack of speed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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